Timothy B. Schmit

The two most mysterious things in our lives are birth and death. They are both miraculous events; one brings shiny, brand new life into the world, and the other snuffs it out like that. That person isn't there anymore.

American Musician

Donna Shalala

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

American Public Servant

Sandra Day O'Connor

The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.

American Judge

Alvin Ailey

Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.

American Dancer

Ian Frazier

I believe that when Crazy Horse was killed, something more than a man's life was snuffed out.

American Writer

Fred Durst

I wouldn't support Limp Bizkit being on some snuff backyard brawling, fighting contest.

Gerald Brenan

Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does.

English Writer

Richard Hughes

Middle age snuffs out more talent than ever wars or sudden deaths do.

British Writer

Douglas Hofstadter

I don't feel I have the right to snuff the lives of chicken and fish.

James Howell

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

Snuff is an old-fashioned form of tobacco, not commonly used today.

Historical Product

Used specifically for tobacco, not for other sniffed substances.

Specific Usage

The action of snuffing a candle is usually gentle and careful to prevent wax splatter.

Gentle Action

Snuffing out a light often creates a quiet, intimate atmosphere.

Silent Atmosphere

'Snuff out' is often used metaphorically to mean stopping something completely.

Figurative Meaning

Using 'snuff out' in the context of life often implies a grave consequence.

Serious Outcome

Animals, especially dogs, often snuff at scents that pique their curiosity.

Curiosity Implication

'Snuff' can imply searching or exploring by smell.

Exploratory Behavior

 Institute said nobody ever looked here we're gonna snuffing there we're gonna look over there and he found they found thousands and thousands of really really faraway galaxies that people really didn't expect all of our theory said there won't be any but there they were and now you're doing the same thing at

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 it is a hideous pair of ram's horns buried somewhere deep within your skull, and when that special boy walks by, it lights up, and if he likes you back and you make each other happy, then you fan the flames. And if he doesn't, then you assemble a team of neuroscientists to snuff them out by force.

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 I thought that the avalanche was gonna basically snuff us out, so I figured I'd give some evidence of what happened to us. At this point, however, I basically realized that maybe that chasing these magazine stories all over the world is maybe not, maybe we need to change,

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 We're not trying to get it down to just a few cases, because this disease is like a root fire; it can explode again if you don't snuff it out completely. So what we're looking for is a permanent solution. We want a world in which every child, just like you guys,

Bruce Aylward: How we'll...

 me the most however about this experience was snuffed out graceful these beautiful creatures are I enter the water completely fearful but over-the-top excited to get in there with them and it left me with such a deep appreciation for these sharks and

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 Because it gives us perspective and humility. The dinosaurs died in the world's fifth mass extinction, snuffed out in a cosmic accident through no fault of their own. They didn't see it coming, and they didn't have a choice.

Hunting for dinosaurs...

 So the hardware is not at all up to snuff in terms of what life would call a success. So what can we learn about making -- not just computers, but everything? The plane you came in, cars, the seats that you're sitting on.

12 sustainable design...

 blowing that snuff up their noses, that substance they make from a different set of species also contains methoxydimethyltryptamine. To have that powder blown up your nose is rather like being shot out of a rifle barrel

Wade Davis: Cultures at...

 indeed, a 50 percent chance of a severe setback. But are there conceivable events that could be even worse, events that could snuff out all life? When a new particle accelerator came online,

Martin Rees: Can we...

 like that you're in newer well-made locks are less susceptible to these bump keys so be sure your front door is up to snuff